i want to be king

Chapter 710 Spy Battle at San Siro

On February 20th, in the No.[-] round of the Bundesliga, Bayern challenged Wolfsburg away.

Before the Champions League knockout round, Ribery finally returned from injury and returned to the squad for the competition.

In just 2 minutes of the opening, Su Dong took the ball in the front court and Thomas Muller assisted Robben to score a goal.

No.206 minutes, Robben assisted Su Dong to make another victory, expanding the score to [-]-[-].

During the intermission, Ribery came off the bench, and in 7 minutes, he received an assist from Su Dong and made another victory for Bayern.

In the end, Bayern beat Wolfsburg [-]-[-] away.

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The Bayern Trident once again fit together, making people look forward to Bayern's prospects again.

You know, during the period when Franck Ribery and Robben were injured, Su Dong dragged the team to play until now, and has maintained a long lead.

Now, before the most crucial knockout round of the Champions League, Ribery and Robben have come back one after another, which is undoubtedly a great boost to the team.

Heynckes said in an interview with the media after the game that he believes that Robben has recovered his best form, because he was elected as the best player in this game.

Ribery is entering the state. I believe that in mid-February, when the Champions League knockout round comes, the coaching staff can help Ribery reach his best condition, and then let Bayern face AC Milan in the best mental state.

Yes, after Bayern got the first place in the group, their luck was still very bad. Among the eight second teams in the group, AC Milan, the strongest, was drawn. This is definitely a draw.

Some people say that AC Milan is a nursing home. Although veterans such as Maldini have retired, there are still veterans such as Nesta, Ronaldinho, Seedorf, Gattuso and Inzaghi. Another Beckham came during the winter break, and he can gather two tables of mahjong.

When Heynckes was interviewed by the media, he did not think that AC Milan was easy to deal with. On the contrary, he felt that this team was very troublesome because they were very experienced and their players were very capable.

"A team like AC Milan may not perform very well in the long league, but in the 180-minute knockout match, no one can estimate how much strength they will show."

Heynckes believes that AC Milan's lineup makes this game full of unpredictability.

"Ronaldinho, Beckham, Pirlo, even Pato, Inzaghi and Huntelaar, any one of them played at a super level and could change the situation of the game every minute."

"We have to treat this San Siro match like the Champions League final!"

Due to the absence of Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben, although Bayern also won the first place in the group stage, they were not as strong as in the past. For example, Su Dong, the team's top star, has only scored five goals in the group stage so far, which is far lower than his performance in the past few years.

Many media believe that Su Dong's state has declined significantly, and he only scored five goals in the Champions League group stage.

Heynckes refuted such remarks and pointed out that Sudong's goals in the Bundesliga are still very good.

"I can understand that for a star of Su Dong's level, everyone will have higher and stricter demands on him, but I think it is still necessary to proceed from the actual situation. Su Dong has scored a lot of goals this season."

Heynckes believes that Sudong's sharp drop in the number of goals in the group stage is mainly due to two reasons. One is the impact of injuries, which makes Sudong have to do more in the game.

Su Dong didn't need to worry about some things when Ribery and Robben were there before, but now, he even needs to do it himself, which greatly distracts him from the game.

Moreover, with multiple fronts, Su Dong has more playing time than before and consumes more.

You know, Bayern couldn't even get a regular winger at one time, so they could only let Thomas Muller, Tony Kroos, and even Schweinsteiger comeo, which made Sudong unable to concentrate on scoring goals.

"I think that during this difficult period, it just proved the value of Su Dong. He supported the team's offense by himself. I don't think he should be criticized too much."

Heynckes believes that there is another reason why Bayern scored fewer goals in the group stage, and that is that the opponent is stronger.

Needless to say, Juventus, Bordeaux's strength far exceeds everyone's expectations, and even forced Juventus to play in the Europa League. Needless to say, we all know the level of this Ligue [-] defending champion.

Under the mixed effect of the two factors, it is normal for Sudong's goals to drop sharply in the group stage.

Heynckes also jokingly said that those who questioned Su Dong may just be because they are not used to it.

Because even if Su Dong's goals dropped sharply, he still ranked second in the Champions League scorer list, only losing to Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo by one goal, more than Messi who only scored two goals.

In the past, Su Dong was always the best.

Heynckes believes that with the return of Ribery and Robben from injury, Bayern will be even more powerful, and Su Dong's performance will be even better. I believe that there will be more and more goals in the second half.

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In the middle of the week, the German Cup ushered in the knockout round of the quarterfinals, and Bayern ushered in Fürth at home.

This time Su Dong took a break, Klose, Ribery, Robben and Thomas Muller formed a frontcourt attack combination.

Thomas Muller scored twice, Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and Lahm all scored goals, and Bayern slaughtered Fürth [-]-[-] at home.

This battle also allowed everyone to see Bayern's recovery, especially after experiencing injuries, Bayern players showed a very good state.

Budstuber and Hummels partnered as central defenders, and their performance was also very stable, which is satisfactory.

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On the weekend, in the second round of the No.20 Bundesliga, Bayern played against Dortmund at home.

Bayern, who were playing at home, put more energy into the Champions League knockout match in the middle of the week. Unexpectedly, Klopp's team shook their fists as soon as they came up, and Zidan scored a goal in the 5th minute.

No.201 minutes, Su Dong pulled to the right to plan an offensive, Robben went straight to the right of the penalty area, crossed to the middle, Schweinsteiger then inserted a header and hit the goal, equalizing the score for Bayern.

After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Ribery broke through with the ball from the left side and sent a through pass. Sudong stopped the ball in the penalty area and turned around, volleying with his left foot, leading Bayern to overtake the score.

After 10 minutes, Ribery dribbled the ball horizontally and cut inward, and made a diagonal pass to find Robben, and Peter Pan of the Netherlands scored.

Three to one, Bayern reversed Dortmund and won another three points.

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The knockout round of the Champions League round of [-] is about to ignite the flames of war, and Bayern's away game against AC Milan is undoubtedly the most eye-catching.

On the schedule, AC Milan is more favorable than Bayern Munich, because their league game against Udinese is scheduled to be held on Friday, and it is a home game.

In order to better spy on the military situation, Heynckes sneaked into the San Siro Stadium on Friday night with his assistants and scouts, and watched the AC Milan game live. In the end, the Rossoneri narrowly beat Udinese [-]-[-].

He believes that in Bayern's home game against Dortmund on Saturday night, AC Milan coach Leonardo may also secretly sit in the stands, but there are too many fans at the scene and it is cold winter, so it is easy to disguise.

Therefore, Bayern did not actually try their best to play against Dortmund.

Even the conceded goal at the beginning was somewhat deliberate.

Heynckes did not tell the players what he had learned at the San Siro until the morning after the Dortmund game, when the team was in recovery training, and he highlighted three players.

"The Brazilian genius Pato is not very strong at the moment. I am not worried about the striker combination between him and Huntelaar. I believe our defense can hold it."

Although Pato is recognized as a genius in Europe, Heynckes doesn't think highly of him.

This is probably because he is used to Su Dong, Ribery and Robben playing football.

As Beckenbauer once said in a column, "When you get used to Su Dong, you will find that other people can't play football at all!"

"There are three players we must pay attention to. Needless to say, Pirlo, he will definitely be our most important player. We will exert the greatest pressure on him at the tactical level, and we must not let him dominate the game."

In the game against Udinese, Beckham was a substitute, and it was already [-]-[-] when he played, but Heynckes believes that this is likely to be a smoke bomb deliberately laid by Leonardo to make people think that Beckham is not important.

"In Manchester United and Real Madrid, Beckham's right-sided crosses and free kicks are definitely a big killer, especially when he cooperates with Ruud van Nistelrooy. Now, AC Milan has Huntelaar in the team. Leonardo must also consciously let Beckham activate Huntelaar's scoring efficiency, but he deliberately hid his hand when facing Udinese."

It was like this before the game, you defended me, I defended you, no one would give up their cards so easily.

"Ronaldinho is the biggest uncertainty. He is very talented and his state is difficult to grasp. He was in a downturn for a long time before, but in the game against Udinese, he staged a hat-trick of assists."

When Heynckes said this, he also felt very headache. Dealing with a superstar of Ronaldinho's level, any team and any head coach would feel very painful.

"Just now, Su told me that Ronaldinho must be taken seriously. The stronger he is, the more critical games he gets, the more he will be able to stimulate his state and fighting spirit. We all know that once a player like Ronaldinho performs well, it will be a disaster for us."

Su Dong and Ronaldinho have been teammates in Barcelona for three years, and he thinks he knows the Brazilians very well.

In some unimportant games, he may lack fighting spirit, but in key strong dialogues, he will definitely pursue something.

As long as he wants something, he will work hard.

That's why he scored a hat-trick of assists in this latest game.

Su Dong believes that in this strong dialogue, Ronaldinho's on-the-spot performance will be very critical.

Bayern must limit him, otherwise, the risk is too great.

Heynckes accepted Su Dong's suggestion.

(End of this chapter)